Daily Kos: Wisconsin Recall Thread

[cal04]

by David Nir
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/19/996416/-Wisconsin-Recall-Thread-#1

Polls have just closed in Wisconsin, where today voters cast ballots in two GOP primaries and one D-vs.-R general election. On the Republican side, in SD-12, Kim Simac squares off against Robert Lussow, while in SD-22, Fred Ekornaas faces Jonathan Steitz. And in SD-30, Democrat Dave Hansen goes head-to-head with Republican David Vanderleest, in a race that Daily Kos's polling showed to be a likely blowout.

Results: AP | Journal Sentinel
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/125840973.html

6:10 PM PT: If you want to follow county-by-county results, Brown County (in SD-30) has its own site, which is running a bit ahead of the AP. A handful of precincts are in, showing a sizable Hansen lead.

6:19 PM PT: I'll tell you right now: This Hansen-Vanderleest is over before it began, to no one's surprise. Hansen is pulling in better numbers than David Prosser, the Republican Supreme Court justice who ran for e-election this past April. That means Hansen is flipping things by 20, 30, 40 net points from the Prosser race.

6:23 PM PT: On the GOP side, Steitz and Simac have early leads. I'm definitely rooting for Simac, who writes Tea Party children's books, but as to Steitz vs. Ekornaas, it's a harder call.

6:26 PM PT: Alright, so we crunched the numbers for real, instead of on the back of an envelope, and it looks like Hansen is getting around 62% in territory that went 56% for Prosser, or a 18% swing from JoAnn Kloppenburg. In other words, a slaughter for the GOP.

(more links)
http://www.wbay.com/link/476292/vote-2011-recall-primary-election-results?redirected=true
VOTE 2011 Recall Election and Primaries

http://www.wbay.com/

just checked
http://www.wbay.com/link/476292/vote-2011-recall-primary-election-results?redirected=true
Hansen , Dave (i) Dem 12,117 69%
VanderLeest , David GOP 5,448 31%

Updated:
State Senate District 30 -- 47 of 72 precincts reporting (65%)
Dave Hansen 13,675 69% (X)
David VanderLeest 6,191 31%
Hansen retains Senate seat in recall, defeats VanderLeest
http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/125862043.html


Russ Feingold
http://twitter.com/#!/russfeingold
Congratulations to WI Senator Hansen on his victory. We are one step closer to stopping Gov. Walker's agenda. Forward.

[HereSince1628]

1. 54% of the vote is counted Hansen (dem) has 69% of the vote

It looks like the absurdity of Vanderleest as a state senator has been understood by the voters.

[Ohio Joe]

2. K&R for visibility - nt

[Oceansaway]

3. thanks...n/t

[RBInMaine]

4. Stick a fork in that whacky RePUKE. He's toast !

[eleny]

5. The Brown County website url and data so far...

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/i_brown/d/county_clerk/2011julel45.htm

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN
RUN DATE:07/19/11 DISTRICT 30 RECALL ELECTION
RUN TIME:08:49 PM JULY 19TH, 2011

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 53) . . . . . 46 86.79
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 20,067

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 30
VOTE FOR 1
DAVID VANDERLEEST (REP). . . . . . 6,188 30.86
DAVE HANSEN (DEM). . . . . . . . 13,661 68.13
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 203 1.01

[wellstone dem]

6. kicking from mn

[mascarax]

7. Dave Hanson to be on Ed Show (MSNBC) tonight

Great news! 2 more to fend off and 6 more to go against GOP in WI.

[cal04]

8. thank you mascarax. Bernie's on now

:hi:

[cal04]

9. Steitz advances to take on Wirch in August recall vote, Kim Simac Advances

Steitz advances to take on Wirch in August recall vote
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/125862603.html

Kim Simac Advances in Primary to Face Senator Jim Holperin
http://www.wbay.com/story/15111419/2011/07/19/kim-simac-advances-in-primary-to-face-senator-jim-holperin

[rufus dog]

10. wow impressive win

anyone know off the top of their head how this distinct went during the general election?